The Inside Story Podcast

China's new ethnic unity law has come into effect. Rights groups and activists overseas say it will further shrink the rights of minorities. Will the law help forge a shared national identity, as Beijing says? Or is it a step towards forced assimilation?
In this episode:
Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Zumretay Arkin, Vice President, World Uyghur Congress
William Yang, Senior Analyst for Northeast Asia, International Crisis Group
Host: Mohammed Jamjoom
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Pakistan has said India's suspension of a decades-old treaty could amount to an act of war. And tensions between the two are already high. So, how could they avoid a further escalation?
In this episode:
Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of the independent investigative news organisation, The Wire
Michael Kugelman, Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council
Zeeshan Salahuddin, Advisory Director at Tabadlab, a think-tank and consultancy on geopolitics
Host: Mohammed Jamjoom
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The Rapid Support Forces are trying to seize the strategic southern city of el-Obeid from the Sudanese military. Rights groups are warning of a potential humanitarian catastrophe. But why is the battle to control the city so important?
In this episode:
Ali Mahmoud Ali, Sudan Researcher with the Armed Conflict, Location & Event Data project
Kholood Khair, Founding Director of Confluence Advisory, a think tank founded in Khartoum with a focus on Sudan
Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health
Host: Mohammed Jamjoum
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A June 30th deadline set by anti-migrant groups for undocumented foreigners to leave, has come and gone. Thousands protested across the country, against what they say is a broken immigration system. So, what's driving this debate? And what are the political, economic and diplomatic costs?
In this episode:
William Gumede, Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand
Nomvula Mokonyane, First Deputy Secretary General of South Africa's governing ANC party
Richard Pithouse, Distinguished Research Fellow at The Global Centre for Advanced Studies
Host: Imran Khan
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Several senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests. The government says it's just the beginning. But is this about graft, or is politics involved?
In this episode:
Ahmed Rushdi, President of the think-tank, House of Iraqi Expertise Foundation
Renad Mansour, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House
Manuel Pirino, Regional Advisor for Middle East and North Africa at Transparency International
Host: Imran Khan
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